How to check if a web service is up and running without using ping?

Question

How can i check if a method in a web service is working fine or not ? I cannot use ping. I still want to check any kind of method being invoked from the web service by the c

Answer 1

Powershell is by far an easy way to 'ping' a webservice endpoint.

Use the following expression:

Test-NetConnection -Port 4408 -ComputerName 192.168.134.1

Here is a failure response for a port that does not exist or is not listening;

WARNING: TCP connect to 192.168.134.1:4408 failed
ComputerName           : 192.168.134.1
RemoteAddress          : 192.168.134.1
RemotePort             : 4408
InterfaceAlias         : Ethernet0
SourceAddress          : 192.168.134.1
PingSucceeded          : True
PingReplyDetails (RTT) : 0 ms
TcpTestSucceeded       : False

Here is a success result if the address/port is listening and accessible:

ComputerName     : 192.168.134.1
RemoteAddress    : 192.168.134.1
RemotePort       : 4407
InterfaceAlias   : Ethernet0
SourceAddress    : 192.168.134.1
TcpTestSucceeded : True